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WSUD Resources for Different Development Stages

From idea to final built form, urban development typically passes through four stages:

Concept planning and preliminary lot layout
Final lot layout and conceptual design
Detailed design
Construction, operation and maintenance

Tools and resources to assist in each of these stages of the development process are given below. Note that this list of resources is not exhaustive. Some of the listed documents will be updated from time to time. You are responsible for ensuring that you are using the most up-to-date version.

Stage 1: Concept planning and preliminary lot layout

Task	Tools and Resources	Available From
Understanding WSUD principles and concepts	Australian Runoff Quality	www.arq.org.au
	Fact Sheet: An Introduction to Water Sensitive Urban Design in South East Queensland	www.healthywaterways.org
	Water by Design website	www.healthywaterways.org
Determining appropriate buffer widths to existing waterways	Local government codes and policies	Relevant local government
Allocating space for stormwater treatment devices	Gold Coast City Council Conceptual Design Guidelines Water Sensitive Urban Design Technical Design Guidelines	www.goldcoast.qld.gov.au www.healthywaterways.org/ wsud_technical_design_guidelines.html
Allocating space for stormwater treatment devices	Fact Sheet: Planning and Designing Water Sensitive Urban Development	(Coming soon from Water by Design)
Assessing fit-for-purpose use options for recycled water	Queensland Guidelines for the Safe Use of Recycled Water	www.epa.qld.gov.au
Assessing flood and drainage impacts	Local flood investigations or drainage strategies	Relevant local government
	Queensland Urban Drainage Manual	Department of Natural Resources and Water
	Australian Rainfall & Runoff	www.arq.org.au

Stage 2: Final lot layout and conceptual design

Task	Tools and Resources	Available From
Determining design objectives and water quality objectives for WSUD	Draft Implementation Guideline No.7 A report providing technical details of studies undertaken to develop the suite of proposed design objectives for WSUD in SEQ can be accessed at: Local government codes and policies	www.healthywaterways.org www.healthywaterways.org Relevant local government
Design of modified waterways	Brisbane City Council Natural Channel Design Guidelines, 2000	Brisbane City Council ph. 3403 8888
Selecting appropriate treatment devices in a treatment train	Australian Runoff Quality	www.arq.org.au
	Melbourne Water WSUD website, Selecting a Treatment	http://wsud.melbournewater.com.au/
	Water Sensitive Planning Guide and Practice Notes for the Sydney Region	http://www.wsud.org/planning.htm
Conceptual design and sizing of treatment devices to meet objectives	MUSIC model software	www.toolkit.net.au
	BCC Pollutant export modelling guidelines GCCC Music model guidelines	Brisbane City Council ph. 3403 8888 Gold Coast City Council ph. 5582 8211

Stage 3: Detailed design

Task	Tools and Resources	Available From
Estimation of stormwater flow rates	Queensland Urban Drainage Manual	Department of Natural Resources, Mines & Water
Estimation of stormwater flow rates	Australian Rainfall & Runoff	www.arq.org.au
Detailed design of stormwater pipe systems	Queensland Urban Drainage Manual	Department of Natural Resources, Mines & Water
Detailed design of stormwater treatment devices	Water Sensitive Urban Design Technical Design Guidelines	www.healthywaterways.org/ wsud_technical_design_guidelines.html
Preparation of engineering drawings for WSUD elements	Gold Coast City Council Standard Technical Drawing	http://www.goldcoast.qld.gov.au/

Stage 4: Construction, operation and maintenance

Task	Tools and Resources	Available From
Erosion and sediment control plan for construction phase	Best practice guidelines for the control of stormwater pollution from building sites.	Relevant local government or Healthy Waterways www.healthywaterways.org/
Erosion and sediment control plan for construction phase	Soil Erosion and Sediment Control, Engineering Guidelines for Queensland Construction Sites, 1996.	Engineers Australia, Queensland Division ph. 3832 3749
Performance monitoring requirements	Local government codes and policies	Relevant local government
Maintenance checklists for stormwater treatment devices	Water Sensitive Urban Design Technical Design Guidelines	www.healthywaterways.org/ wsud_technical_design_guidelines.html